Cali vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$318	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$525
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	41
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	2.47M	938K

The cost of living in Cali is 43% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6645th and 4191st ($829 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5917th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Kingston

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	Cali	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$5107

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769